CHENNAI: It was a see-saw battle if there ever was one. Two teams searching for their first win in the tourney, pressing forward and hungry for goals. Pakistan and Japan tried their best to inch ahead, and both sides looked good to win it at different stages of the game. In the end, it was a stalemate, as each team netted three goals at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium on Sunday.
The draw left both the teams on two points from three games with Japan in fourth spot ahead of Pakistan due to a better goal difference. It looks to be a dogfight from here on between the two teams for a semifinal spot and Pakistan's game against India on Wednesday is likely to become crucial in their quest for the berth.
